Historical Events In 1844

Jul 27   On this day in history fire destroys the US mint at Charlotte, NC  

Jul 27   On this day in history fire destroys US mint at Charlotte, NC  

Jul 27   John Dalton, Engl physicist/chemist (molecular theorist), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jul 28   In the year 1844 gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover)  

Jul 29   Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1844.  

Jul 29   On this day in history new York Yacht Club forms  

Jul 29   NY Yacht Club forms on this day in history.  

Jul 30   On this day in history 1st US yacht club organized, NY Yacht Club  

Jul 31   In the year 1844 ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist  

Aug 08   In the year 1844 brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death  

Aug 11   In the year 1844 jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63  

Aug 13   Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt leaves Brisbane to explore unknown territory beyond the Darling Downs in the year 1844.  

Aug 14   In the year 1844 henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies  

Aug 17   Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) in the year 1844.  

Aug 19   On this day in history minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)  

Aug 29   In the year 1844 1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win  

Aug 29   On this day in history the first white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win  

Aug 30   Francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 30   On this day in history friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum)  

Sep 05   In the year 1844 iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains  

Sep 11   George Clement Martin, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 14   In the year 1844 oliver Holden, composer, dies at 78  

Sep 25   Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international on this day in history.  

Sep 27   In the year 1844 charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies  

Sep 28   In the year 1844 michael Hertz, composer  

Sep 28   Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden in the year 1844.  

Oct 01   Naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies first permanent quarters on this day in history.  

Oct 03   On this day in history patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine"  

Oct 11   On this day in history henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties)  

Oct 11   In the year 1844 the birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer  

Oct 12   On this day in history claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies  

Oct 12   George W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years) in the year 1844.  

Oct 15   Friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born in the year 1844.  

Oct 17   Miguel Nieto, composer in the year 1844.  

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of thomas H Rollinson, composer  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary  

Jan 14   In the year 1844 birth of clara Kathleen Rogers, composer  

Jan 16   Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1844 birth of johan Peter Selmer, composer  

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of frederick E Kitziger, composer  

Jan 30   Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17) was born in the year 1844.  

Feb 01   In the year 1844 birth of eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen)  

Jan 15   Joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jan 31   In the year 1844 death of henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)  

Feb 04   Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Feb 15   Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86 in the year 1844.  

Feb 16   In the year 1844 death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)  

Feb 27   Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85 in the year 1844.  

Feb 28   Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton on this day in history.  

Feb 29   In the year 1844 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67